# Accident 20121003023909A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Gary, IN, October 3, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2012, 11:30 local time
- Place: Gary, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6161° N, 87.4128° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6161&lon=-87.4128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N308PJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N308PJ-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-N (registry code 17215, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121003023909A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THIS IS A PRELIMINARY REPORT. ITEMS NOT ANSWERED ARE DUE TO DATA NOT AVAIALBLE AT PRESENT TIME.  INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AND FORM WILL BE UPDATED PROVIDED AIRCRAFT AND PILOT LOGBOOKS ARE RETRIEVED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN13FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA002), Oct 3, 2012: Cirrus Design SR22 (N308PJ), Gary, IN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control during an instrument approach due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident were deficient approach control services and the pilot's loss of positional…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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